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Gahanna East Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Gahanna East Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Gahanna-Jefferson City School District, located in Gahanna, Ohio. With 636 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Ohio, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 82 out of 1,036 schools statewide.

Gahanna East Middle School significantly outperforms state and district averages on Ohio state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 82.4% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 76.1% for the district and 63% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top 5% of Ohio middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and White student performance, as well as for special education and gifted and talented students.

Compared to nearby Gahanna West Middle School and Gahanna South Middle School, Gahanna East Middle School significantly outperforms them on academic measures, with 77.4% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Math, compared to 50.5% and 57.1% at the other two schools, respectively. Additionally, Gahanna East Middle School has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a more affluent student population, and slightly higher per-student spending than the nearby schools.

660

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,058

Per pupil spending ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 Clotts Rd
Gahanna, OH 43230-1842

(614) 478-5550

District: Gahanna-Jefferson City

Students who attend Gahanna East Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Feeder schools for Gahanna East Middle School:

Elementary:	High Point Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (84% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg66%

Ohio avg54%

82^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Gahanna-Jefferson City

235^th of 828Gahanna-Jefferson City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	82 of 1036	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	103 of 1046	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	156 of 1048	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	178 of 1017	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	164 of 1037	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	117 of 1050	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	91 of 1010	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	133 of 1038	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	163 of 1050	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	68 of 1035	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	79.1	146 of 1008	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	88 of 1001	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	77.5	182 of 989	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	133 of 925	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	151 of 895	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.7	134 of 858	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	130 of 835	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	63 of 837	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.4	31 of 732	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	87.4	36 of 692	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	82.5	54 of 400	86.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	18 of 442	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	31 of 429	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	40 of 436	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	53 of 413	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	27 of 385	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	35 of 405	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	19 of 384	95.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	195 of 565	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	133 of 576	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	97 of 658	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	49 of 643	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	95 of 938	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	70 of 942	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	162 of 943	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	131 of 925	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	123 of 910	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	98 of 917	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	64 of 897	92.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	72.4	36 of 274	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	140 of 521	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	47 of 262	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	40 of 239	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	13 of 249	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	19 of 228	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	173 of 983	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	262 of 989	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	334 of 974	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	327 of 947	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	271 of 923	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	289 of 945	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	147 of 924	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	51 of 954	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	112 of 958	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	131 of 963	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	209 of 946	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	178 of 924	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	111 of 933	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	116 of 916	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	41 of 572	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	64 of 563	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	199 of 590	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	30 of 777	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	48 of 795	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	83 of 805	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	108 of 809	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	87 of 781	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	36 of 796	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	52 of 781	93.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)87th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts82%+25 vs state

Mathematics76%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Gahanna East Middle School	Public	6-8	730 Clotts Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5550	660	36	18.5	20.6%	455 (68.9%)	112 (17.0%)	39 (5.9%)	25 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	87.8	82^nd of 1036 public middle schools	92.1%		86.5	103^rd of 1046 public middle schools	90.2%	21		82.4				77.4	77.0	73.2			78.8	87.0	81.0		100.0	100.0	$13,058
Gahanna West Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Stygler Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5570	608	36	16.7	55.8%	259 (42.6%)	219 (36.0%)	57 (9.4%)	40 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	63.7	416^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.8%		59.4	476^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.5%	60		72.9				50.5	56.8	53.6			63.8	63.5	54.1			96.8	$12,502
Gahanna South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Shady Spring Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 337-3730	653	34	19.3	33.1%	288 (44.1%)	246 (37.7%)	49 (7.5%)	54 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	71	314^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.7%		75.5	251^st of 1046 public middle schools	76.0%	63		72.4				57.1	60.1	56.0			67.9	73.0	63.1		100.0	100.0	$12,330
New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	768	46	16.6		454 (59.1%)	106 (13.8%)	45 (5.9%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.6%)	88.8	63^rd of 1036 public middle schools	93.9%		88.3	78^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.5%	15		85.9					73.3	84.4				87.6	79.9	100.0	100.0	99.1	$13,723
New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)								(n/a)	86.2			92.9	83.9	82.2	100.0		85.5	89.8	80.3						$12,920
Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Agler Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5474	356	25	14.2		23 (6.5%)	241 (67.7%)	51 (14.3%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	5.9	987^th of 1036 public middle schools	4.7%		6.8	975^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.8%	12		15.3				6.4	0.0	9.1			15.6	24.0	9.2				$20,264
Minerva Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5002 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-5700	753	51	14.6	60.7%	248 (32.9%)	295 (39.2%)	74 (9.8%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.6%)	57.5	482^nd of 1036 public middle schools	53.5%		50.9	575^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.0%	93		61.3	100.0			51.5	54.6	30.7			57.9	68.5	60.9			94.9	$11,998
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	198	8	24.7		1 (0.5%)	189 (95.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	6.9	976^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.8%		5.2	1014^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.1%	38		13.5				16.4	2.6	3.8			21.4	23.4	7.7				$15,853
Rosemore Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Langley Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5200	816	57	14.3		131 (16.1%)	340 (41.7%)	276 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.0%)	22.4	791^st of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%		24.6	768^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.6%	23		43.3				33.3	21.3	26.2			30.4	32.7	33.5			100.0	$10,095
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	Public	6-8	3450 Medway Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6166	106	12	8.8		12 (11.3%)	74 (69.8%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	8	959^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.4%		10.7	916^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.4%	43		16.7				10.5	9.7	5.0			26.3	23.3	13.0				$38,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Gahanna East Middle School

What high school do graduates of Gahanna East Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gahanna East Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln High School

What district is Gahanna East Middle School in?

Gahanna-Jefferson City

Is Gahanna East Middle School a good school?

Yes. Gahanna East Middle School ranks in the top 7.9% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gahanna East Middle School?

Students at Gahanna East Middle School are 69% White, 17% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gahanna East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Gahanna East Middle School.

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